Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
CHATTER INVITE FLOWER TEMPLE.

3N'ih thtIr purpose wei enough.
CHATTER INVITE FLOWER TEMPLE.
1t YVES half-paat eight by my watch when
| woke on the morning following our ar
rival Mt Miosi9, having slept almost exact
II twelve hours; and must say that did
indeed feel better All. what n blessed
thing Is slecpl and what difference twelve
hours Of il or Sc makes to us after day and
nights Of Toll and danger. IL Is like going
to bed ono man, and getting up another.
sat ON my silken couch-ncver had /
slept upon such bed beforehand the first
thing that | saw was Goods eye glass fixed
on me from the rcCesScs of his silllcn couch.
There w0s nothing else of him to be seen
except his eye glass, but knew from the
hook Of il that he was awake, and waiting
till | woke up To begin.
Il say, Quartcrmain," he commenced
sure enough "did you observe her skin?
Il is as smooth rs the back Of n ivory hair
brush"
Now, look here, Good" demonstrated,
when there came a knocking ut the door,
which, on being opened, admitted func,
tiouary who siguihed by signs that he was
there 10 lead IFS to the bath. We gladly
consented, and were conducted to n de-
liyutfUl marble chamber, with Il pool of
running crystal water in the center of it,
into which we Gayly plunged. When we
had hathod we returned to our apartment
an2 dressed and then went into the CEN
tral room whore we had suppcd on the
previous evening, to find morning meal
already prepared for us; and II capital meal
it was, though should he puzzled to de
scribe the dishes After breakfast, we
luuuged around and admired the tapestries
and cnrpats and Some pisces of statuary
that were placed about, wondering the
Will, what was going to happen next.
Indeed, by this time our minds were in
such a state of complete bewldermcut that
We were, ilgurativcly speaking, ready for
anything, from pitch-and-toss to man
slaughter AS for our sense of astonish-
mrEt. 1t was pretty well oblitcruted.
Whilst we were still thus engaged. our
friend, the Castaln Of the guard, presented
himself, and with many obeisauces signi-
fled that we were TO follow him, which wo
did. not without doubts and heart search.
ings-for we Guessed that tho time had
come when we should have To settle the
hill for those confoundcd hipHopota.ni with
our collcyCd friend Agon. the High Priest.
However. there was no hcir for it, and
personally | took great comfort In the
promise OF the protection OF the sister
Queens, Knowing that il ladies have will
,ncy can generally find way; 50 of we
started rs though we liked it. \ minutes
walk through passage and an outer court
brought us 10 the great doubl2 gates Of the
palace that open ON the wide highway
which runs up hill through the heart of
Milosts 10 the Temple of the sun n mile
away, and thence down the slope on the
farther side of the temple to the outer wall
of the uity.
These gates are very large aud massive,
and form m extraordinarily beautiful work
IN metal Between them--for one set is
placed at the entrance TO an interior, and
one at that of the exterior wallis a fusse.
forty-tive feet in width The fosse is filed
With water and SPAWNED by drawbridgc
which when lifted makes the palace prsc-
tcally impreSnablo to anything except
sioEe guns. AS we came, one-halt of the
wide gates were flung open, and we passed
over the drawbridge and presently stood
gazing mp enc of the most imposing, if not
the most imposing, roadways in the world.
II is hundred feet from curb to curb, and
on either side, not cramped and crowded
together, rs in our European fashion. but
each standing in its own grounds and
built equidistant from and in similar STYLE
TO the rest, is a series of splendid. single
stored mansions. all of red granite Thess
are the town-houSes OF the mobiles of the
court, and stretch away in unbroSen lines
for mile or more till the eye is arrested
by the glorious vision of the Temple of the
sun that crowns the hill and heads the
roadway.
StAnl - ,s-s- Il -,
Of which more anon, there suddenly dashed
up to the gateway four chariots, each drawn
by two white horses. These charfots arc
two-wheeled, and made of wood. They
are fitted with stout pole, the weight of
which is supported by leathern girths that
form portion of the harness, The wheels
are made with four spokes only. are tired
with iron, and quite innocent of springs
In the front OF the chariot, and Immediate
ly over the pole, is a small seat for the
driver, rallied round to prevent him from
being ioltcd of. Inside of the machine it
self az Three low seats, one Mt each SIDE,
and one with the back to the horses, oppo-
site 10 which last is the doorway. The
whole vehicle is lightly and yet strongly
made, and, owing 20 the grace of the curves,
though primitive, not half so ugly as might
be expected But il the chariots left some
thing to be desired. the horses did not
They were simply splendid; not very large,
but strongly built, and well ribbed up,
with small heads, remarkable large and
round hoofs, and q great look of speed and
blood. have often and often wondered
whence this breed, which presents many
distant characteristics, came; but like that
of its owners, its history is shrouded In
mystery. Like the people. the horses have